Robotic axial lower leg testing: repeatability and reproducibility.

Journal: Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA
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Abstract

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the test-retest reliability and the repeatability over multiple days of a robotic testing device when used to measure laxity of the lower leg during a simulated dial test.

Authors

  • Thomas Branch
    University Orthopedics, Decatur, GA, USA.
  • Shaun Stinton
    ArthroMetrix, LLC, 441 Armour Place NE, Atlanta, GA, 30324, USA. stinton@gmail.com.
  • Maya Sternberg
    Quartiles Consulting, Atlanta, GA, USA.
  • William Hutton
    Department of Orthopaedics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
  • Frédéric Lavoie
    Hôpital Notre-Dame du CHUM, Montréal, Canada.
  • Christian Guier
    San Francisco Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery, San Francisco, CA, USA.
  • Philippe Neyret
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Centre Albert Trillat, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France.